#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1882	Ollie Matson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	82.8
1884	Art Larsen	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1956	79.4
1887	Rogers Hornsby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1937	82.9
1888	Nolan Ryan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1993	85.3
1889	Bruce Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2003	83.8
1891	Jake LaMotta	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1954	78.8
1893	Devin Hester	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2016	81.0
1895	Walter Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2008	82.2
1896	Zack Greinke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2023	84.6
1898	Curtis Martin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2005	83.1
1906	Bullet Rogan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1917–1938	83.2
1908	Shaine Casas	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	77.0
1909	Jimmy Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1999	81.2
1913	Steve Carlton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1988	84.1
1916	James Lofton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	83.8
1917	Paul Hornung	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1966	80.5
1918	Dermontti Dawson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	82.5
1919	Larry Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	82.8
1925	Greg Maddux	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2008	84.4
1926	Dan Marino	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1999	82.8
1930	Jenny Potter	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	82.3
1932	Jim Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1967	81.1
1934	Don Coryell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1986	82.4
1939	Bill Dudley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1953	81.0
1941	Deborah Babashoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	76.9
1945	Frank Brimsek	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	81.5
1946	Johnny Unitas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1973	82.4
1952	Katharine Berkoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	75.8
1956	Raymond Berry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1967	82.0
1958	William Clothier	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1914	79.9
1959	John Doeg	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1935	78.3
1962	Jack Aikins	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	76.1
1963	Rickey Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2003	84.6
1966	Maureen Connolly	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1954	75.6
1967	Christy Mathewson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1916	82.4
1970	Warren Spahn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1965	84.8
1971	Amar'e Stoudemire	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	76.2
1973	Budge Patty	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1961	79.7
1974	Pud Galvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1875–1892	84.2
1975	John Stallworth	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1987	82.8
1976	Patrick Peterson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2023	82.8
1981	Marion Motley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1955	80.2
1982	Jerome Bettis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	82.8
1986	John Riggins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1985	82.5
1987	Bob Hayes	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1975	80.4
1988	Dante Lavelli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1956	81.5
1989	Clarke Hinkle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1941	81.3
1990	Henry Jordan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1969	81.9
1997	Emmitt Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2004	82.7
1998	Frank Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1976	83.9

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